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Hyderabad Marathon - Weekly Buildup

Week 4  The week followed the now familiar rhythm, and the body is adapting with a fairly hectic weeks at work. Opened with an easy 6-miler, followed by an 8-miler with 4 miles at tempo on Tue. Strength training on Monday and Wednesday, 30 minutes each, with easy recovery rides on the Kickr on Tuesday and Thursday, 45 minutes each. Thursday brought 1200m repeats, 4 of them. Held the same pace as last week's 1000s, which is a good sign, the fitness is consolidating even as the distances tick up. Saturday was the milestone of the block so far, a 20-miler at GKVK. Mithun and Boopathi, colleagues from work, joined for 25km and made a real difference. The miles passed without too much drama. The final 7km solo was a different story, not brutal at all, just long and a little boring. Got it done. Friday and Sunday were rest days. Four down. Six to go. Day of the week Workout Monday 6 mi easy + Strength Tuesday 8 mi (4 mi tempo) + 45 minutes easy spin Wednesday 4, 1200m + Strength Thursday...
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Cape Town Marathon

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The Cape Town Marathon was on track to become the first Abbott World Marathon Major on African soil, joining the prestigious series in 2026 — contingent on a second consecutive successful assessment in 2025. Unfortunately, weather had other plans, and the 2025 edition was cancelled overnight. In November 2025, AbbottWMM announced that all 2026 Cape Town finishers would receive a provisional star — a silver lining of sorts. I needed a goal race for 2026 and another AbbottWMM check mark, so I reluctantly threw my name into the Cape Town ballot. Given my track record with AbbottWMM ballots, I wasn't holding my breath. And then, against the odds, I got in. Training The 13-week training block kicked off on February 23, and it got off to a rough start — the first week was a complete washout with no running or strength training. The 12 weeks of base-building before that weren't anything to write home about either. This was nothing like the lead-up to recent  Sydney or Boston  ma...
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Cape Town Marathon - Weekly Buildup

Week 13 (May 18 - May 24) The final week before race day was all about keeping the legs ticking over without doing too much. It started back in Bengaluru with an easy 30-minute shakeout run before catching a flight to Cape Town. Just enough to stay loose for the journey ahead. Once in Cape Town, I kept things simple — a 30-minute easy run on Thursday and a shorter 20-minute jog on Saturday to keep the legs fresh without accumulating any fatigue. Nothing heroic, just going through the motions. The rest of the week was everything a taper week should be: sightseeing around the beautiful city, catching up with friends, and plenty of chilling. The kind of week that reminds you why you signed up for a destination marathon in the first place. Now it's race week, Cape Town Marathon on Sunday — the training is done. Time to enjoy it. Distance: 8.12 miles Workout Duration: 1:20:46 Weight: 70.1 kg 13 weeks mileage: 445.20 miles Week 12 (May 11 - May 17) This was the last week of training befo...
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